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LSE

LSE

London Stock Exchange, which was founded in 1571 and now has a market cap of almost $5 trillion.

London Stock Exchange, which was founded in 1571 and now has a market cap of almost $5 trillion.

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Securities

Bonds and stocks.

Net asset value

Mutual funds and investment trusts are priced on their net asset value (NAV).

Zero coupon bonds

What is a zero coupon bond?

Beta

Learn what Beta stands for in finance.

Volatility

A measure of how much the prices of an asset or index vary over time.

Junk Bond

A form of debt investment that carries higher risk because of the likelihood that the issuer will default.

Equity ETF

An exchange-traded fund that is comprised of a set of stocks.

Arithmetic Mean

The sum of a set of numbers added together and then divided by the total amount of numbers in that set.

Balance sheet

A summary of a company's finances, including its assets, liabilities and shareholder equity.

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